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Melissa Harris
Business Columnist
My Role
Melissa Harris is a business columnist at The Chicago Tribune. Her twice-weekly column, Chicago Confidential, chronicles the city’s corporate elite – from their boardroom deals to who’s hanging out with the powerful, to who's just hanging on.
My Biography
Prior to joining the Chicago Tribune, Melissa Harris covered crime for The Baltimore Sun and local government for The Orlando Sentinel, both Tribune Co. newspapers. She has worked for the company since the summer of 2001 when she interned in the Sentinel's Washington bureau. A graduate of Northwestern and Johns Hopkins universities, she landed her first “job” at age 15, covering prep sports for the Mason Pulse-Journal. By her senior year of high school, she felt she had made it when the paper paid her $25 per story.
My Interests
Old movies, reading, working out, traveling, playing the piano, good food and sports. (College: Northwestern and Indiana; NFL: Ravens; MLB: Reds, Cubs, Orioles)
My Recent Articles
White Sox come in 1st in settling with county on amusement taxes
1/1/0001
Bears in court over more than $1.4 million sought by county; Cubs expect similar bill after audit completed The Chicago Bears have taken Cook County to court over the collection of more than $4.1 million in back amusement taxes and interest the county says the team owes on amenities sold to people in Soldier Field's luxury suites and club seats.
World Business Chicago to take on economic-growth plan 1/1/0001
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's group also handling G-8/NATO summit Mayor Rahm Emanuel has touted and touted his work on economic development, often choosing little-watched advisory committees to help him shape his policies.
Investment execs not singing the blues 1/1/0001
Peak6 owners eyeing 'Memphis,' St. Louis Chicagoan Matthew Hulsizer has been in the news because he's trying to buy the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues.
At business schools, classes go to highest bidder 1/1/0001
Kellogg, Booth students spend points to get into top courses Even course registration at Chicago's two top business schools is a lesson in economics.
Chicago Ideas Week preview 1/1/0001
From debates to big-name speakers to the behind-the-scenes tours of Chicago companies, the first annual Chicago Ideas Week is going to satisfy founder Brad Keywell's vision of a noisier Chicago INTRO
Bears in court over more than $1.4 million sought by county; Cubs expect similar bill after audit completed The Chicago Bears have taken Cook County to court over the collection of more than $4.1 million in back amusement taxes and interest the county says the team owes on amenities sold to people in Soldier Field's luxury suites and club seats.
World Business Chicago to take on economic-growth plan 1/1/0001
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's group also handling G-8/NATO summit Mayor Rahm Emanuel has touted and touted his work on economic development, often choosing little-watched advisory committees to help him shape his policies.
Investment execs not singing the blues 1/1/0001
Peak6 owners eyeing 'Memphis,' St. Louis Chicagoan Matthew Hulsizer has been in the news because he's trying to buy the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues.
At business schools, classes go to highest bidder 1/1/0001
Kellogg, Booth students spend points to get into top courses Even course registration at Chicago's two top business schools is a lesson in economics.
Chicago Ideas Week preview 1/1/0001
From debates to big-name speakers to the behind-the-scenes tours of Chicago companies, the first annual Chicago Ideas Week is going to satisfy founder Brad Keywell's vision of a noisier Chicago INTRO
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